John Adams

Large brands such as Barclays and Amazon recently reversed course and allowed cash to accompany clearly digital strategies, moves that made more sense politically than economically. The question is how long public policy can be the main factor in slowing cash’s decline.

Nok Nok Labs and Apple are separately trying to improve authentication techniques as smartwatch payment options stack up.

BIS appoints a stablecoin expert to a top position; Goldman responds to Apple Card gender bias claims; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

Marks & Spencer offers install payments; Worldline looks for crypto in Switzerland; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

Faster and real-time payments are finding more and more use cases, but the razor-thin transaction windows are alluring to fraudsters who want to make a swift getaway with stolen funds.

UPI surpasses cards in India; Rapyd finds partners in Singapore; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

Google Pay gets larger in India; Visa gets a new HQ; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

Isolationist politics are creeping closer to the payments industry, with European banks threatening to build a localized payment ecosystem to push back against the major American card brands.

Interac makes an ID deal; a Calibra exec takes a long view for Libra; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

South Korea cool to central bank crypto; U.K. buses adopt mobile payments; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.